{"product_id":"1891-ad-gold-dust-washing-powder-angry-housewife-husband-n-k-fairbank-cleaning-101531-lhj6-290","title":"1891 Ad Gold Dust Washing Powder Angry Housewife Husband N. K. Fairbank LHJ6","description":"This is an original 1891 black and white print ad for Gold Dust Washing Powder, a product line by N. K. Fairbank and Company in Chicago. \n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 120+ year old Item is rated Very Fine ++. Light aging throughout. Light creasing. No natural defects. No surface rub. No tears. No water damage. There is some light bleed through on this ad. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProduct Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Original Print Ad; Black \/ White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrade:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Fine ++\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Approximately 4.5 x 4 inches; 11 x 10 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAuthentication:\u003c\/b\u003e Serial-Numbered Certificate of Authenticity w\/ Full Provenance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProtection:\u003c\/b\u003e Packaged in a custom archival sleeve with an acid-free black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGold Dust, Fairbank.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGold Dust Washing Powder, a product of the N. K. Fairbank Company, was founded by Nathaniel Kellogg ÒN. K.Ó Fairbank.  Fairbank, a native of Sodus, New York, moved to Chicago after the Civil War where he began importing cottonseed oil and manufacturing soaps. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter American chemist James Boyce refined the ability to isolate and remove hydrogenated oils from plants, mainly cottonseed, for use in non-toxic soap, he became the Supervising Chemist for the Fairbank Company. Together, the Fairbank Company and Boyce collaborated to create the Gold Dust Washing Powder formula, which was first introduced around 1889. Prior to this product, laundry was done with a bar of soap and a washboard. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1897, French chemist Paul Sabatier, in partnership with Procter \u0026amp; Gamble, used the prior discoveries of Boyce to manufacture such products as Crisco shortening and Oleomargarine. In 1912, SabatierÕs work resulted in receiving the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe N. K. Fairbank Company had factories and offices in Chicago, St. Louis, Montreal, Louisiana, United Kingdom and Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoldie and Dustie, Gold Dust Twins Marketing:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1892, an artist for the Chicago Daily Graphic, E. W. Kemble, created the Fairbank CompanyÕs Gold Dust trademark, a pair of African American twin children named ÒDustieÓ and ÒGoldie.Ó  By 1900, the little amount of personality and individuality the twins were originally given was removed and replaced with cartoon asexual, bald African American twins, re-named ÒGoldÓ and ÒDust.Ó ÒLet the Twins Do Your WorkÓ was a popular (though racist) slogan often coupled with the trademark. \u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eAiring nationally in 1929, Harvey Hindemeyer and Early Tuckerman played the parts of ÒGoldieÓ and ÒDustieÓ in the ÒGold Dust TwinsÓ radio program, which was sponsored by the Lever Brothers of Cambridge, Massachusetts and, of course, Gold Dust Washing Powder. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGold Dust Washing Powder and Gold Dust Scouring Soap were two of the Fairbank CompanyÕs best-known products.  The spike in popular demand due to low price initially sparked in the Midwest; however, brand recognition spread, and the Gold Dust brand soon became one of the most mass marketed products in the United States. The Gold Dust brand was a popular household item for the next sixty years until fierce competition, such as Proctor \u0026amp; Gamble became a nearly undefeatable opponent in the market. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopyright 2016, Period Paper LLC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeywords specific to this image:  Antique Advertising, Cleaning Products, Household Chores\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLHJ6A3C91 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Period Paper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33548415761,"sku":"101531_LHJ6_290","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/8371\/products\/LHJ6_290_8b58f0c3-357e-4f8a-99aa-2fbca7e892bc.jpg?v=1571709578","url":"https:\/\/www.periodpaper.com\/products\/1891-ad-gold-dust-washing-powder-angry-housewife-husband-n-k-fairbank-cleaning-101531-lhj6-290","provider":"Period Paper Historic Art LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}